Sharp County record., 1887-09-01
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George Davidson and Polk Jones
went to Batesville last week, rented
property and will embark in business in
that town in few weeks.
Miss Flora Medearis, accompanied
by her Aunt Abernethy, went to visit
relatives in Lawrence county last week,
starting on Thursday morning.
Prof. A. W. Ellis of Salem, was
down on business trip to Sharp county
last week. Wren will open five"monthS
school in Salem next Monday. We wish
him success in all undertakings,
Gal Hudson, who is now residen t
of Fulton county, was in town last Tues
day. He is Just recovering from injuries
received in q fall several weeGs ago Cal
ordered the RECORD sent to his address a
year-Myatt. ....
Two bushels of corn will be accept
ed as pay for the RECORD one year
Every man in the county can take it, and
every man in the county is hereby ear
nestly inyited to subscribe. Come in and
subscribe for six months or year.
During the recent protracted meet
ing at Georges Camp Ground there were
about 50 accession to the Baptist church.
The services were conducted by Rev. &.
L. Foard pastor of the church at this
place.
Nicely Shaver brought us a sample
q uart of sorghum last Thursday, which,
for color and taste. was perfection itself,
bat little too thick for winter use,
though that quart will never be exposed
for iIial. Many thanks.
Alex. Henderson has 2200 gallons
of pure sour-mash liquor ready for your
orders In five gallon quantities, 50 per
gallon; by the barrel, 81 rs At the
same old stand, Oh Evening Shade and
Smithville road
james II. McCaleb has accepted
clerkship with Messrs Clayton & Cope,
at Hardy, for the fall and winter. Jim
was down Monday on business for the
firm and the public may look for an ex-
tensive announcement from that enter
prising house in these columns ere long
Readers of the RECORD will please
apprise committeeman of thoir appoint
ment where it is known that they do not
take the paper, 1t is very important for
every township to 60 to work at once,
wien we remember that the Exposition
begins in little over a month.
We learn from Mr.. Tennison of
Richwoods township. that G. j. Spur
lock, who is teaching a public school
near Ash Flat, was arrested last week for
correcting one of his pupils, small boy.
The boy refused to obey him and receiv-
ed the chastisement usually administered
to naughty boys all over the land-a
singing rebuke with sprout, for which
the ohild's parent resorted to the law.
"A Kansas newspaper man claims to
have discovered medicine that will
drive away all desire for food, says the
Belle Plaine News. He thinks he will be
able to run his paper as people expect
him to do. He can now give his town
and her citizens free puffs and let them
get their little mites of job printing done
in some other place. viii some of the
Evening Shade druggists negotiate for an
unlimited supply of this discovery?
According to the published call
meeting was held at the court house last
Saturday. Prof Mitchell was chosen
for chairman and J. W. Meeks. secretary.
The following County Central Commit
tee was elected and was called to meet
Monday at O'Clock p M: c. j. Will
son, John Metcalf, Prof Alfred Mitchell,
E. G. Henderson, George Hall, R. E.
Huddleston, F. n. Cox, Neely Shaver
and Joshua Wann. The proceedings of
Mondays meeting are published else
where in this issue.
-Messrs. James and Charles Barnett,
the handsomest twins in the state of the
male persuasion, are now with R. D. Will
liams in his Batesville house, the former
to stand behind the counter and smile at
the ladies' the latter to preside over the
ledgers and counting-room. Evening
Shades young people were 10th to part
with Jim and Charles, but feel confident
that the "Gem of tho Hills" possesses
sufficient attractions and sweet allure
ments to bring them back on monthly
visits, at least.